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University of Georgia May 21-22, 2021

The University of Georgia Department of History and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pleased to announce its second Capitalist Souths interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be held May 21-22, 2021. Because of the ongoing pandemic, it will be held virtually. This conference is part of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Global Georgia Initiative.

Symposium on Recognition, Reconciliation, and Redress

April 30 and May 1, 2021

Hybrid Online Format

Join Henry Cowles (University of Michigan) and Jamie Kreiner (University of Georgia) for a conversation about scientists, pigs, and history writing, featuring their books The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey and Legions of Pigs in the Early Medieval West. To sign up for the virtual event, visit the event page over at Avid Bookshop's site.

Dr. Carl Suddler, Assistant Professor of History, Emory University, will appear on Zoom at 12:45 PM to discuss his book, Presumed Criminal: Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York (New York University Press, 2019). A short presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session.

Participants will receive a free copy of Dr. Suddler's book in advance of the talk. Registered attendees may pick up copies Monday through Friday before 3PM at LeConte Hall, rooms 220 (Main Office) or 211.

Carole Emberton, associate professor of history at SUNY Buffalo, will participate in a discussion and Q&A on her 2013 book Beyond Redemption: Race, Violence, and the American South after the Civil War.

Free copies of the book will be available to participants. For a copy, please email Cilla Cartwright at cilla71@uga.edu.

“Lillian Smith was one of the first white southern authors to speak out publicly against the evils of segregation. She was shamed, ridiculed and silenced for her beliefs. She couldn't look away. She never gave up.”

Guided tour of the “Making Space: Fighting for Inclusion, Building Community at UGA” exhibit at the Special Collections Libraries that examines the history of African-American and LGBQT students at UGA.  Library staff will give a private tour of the exhibit to a small number of students (approximately 10) who will RSVP in advance by emailing Cilla Cartwright at cilla71@uga.edu.  Attendees should meet in the lobby of the Special Colle

Join us for the presentation and talk, "Doing Research in Federal Archives" with Jay Driskell. Pre-registration is required.

Register for the meeting at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sfu2oqjwqG9eccjK1MRGWH_BtprebOwjn.

Join us for the presentation and talk, "Working as a Professional Historian" with Jay Driskell. Pre-registration is required.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqf-yurz0sH9THD4FxkBHZyMMurkWMnk1B

Join us for a walking tour of Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery, a historic African American burial ground in east Athens. Founded in 1882, Gospel Pilgrim provides the final resting place for eminent Athenians including Monroe "Pink" Morton, builder of the Morton Theatre; educator Annie Smith Derricotte; and legislator Madison Davis. The cemetery is located on Fourth St. in east Athens, and parking is available across Fourth St. near the intersection with Bray St. Tours led by UGA undergraduates will depart the main gates of Gospel Pilgrim at 10, 10:30, and 11 am on Saturday, Feb. 20.